Animal Study Offers Hope for a Vaccine Against Lyme Disease
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) An experimental Lyme disease vaccine shows promise in animal studies and could also help protect against other tick-borne diseases, researchers say. The vaccine — which relies on the same mRNA technology used by some COVID-19 vaccines — protected guinea pigs against infection by […]
Vials Found in Lab Contained Vaccine, not Smallpox Virus: CDC
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Instead of the variola virus that causes smallpox, lab tests showed that the vials contained vaccinia, […]
Case of Monkeypox in a Traveler From Nigeria – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 A case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Maryland Department of Health. The infected person is currently in isolation in Maryland. Monkeypox is a rare but […]
Vials With Smallpox Labels Found at Vaccine Lab in Pennsylvania: CDC
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) Several frozen vials that were labeled “smallpox” have been discovered in a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. There is no indication that anyone was exposed to what was in the vials, the agency noted. […]
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Salami Sticks Rises to 31 Cases in 10 States
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Ten new illnesses in a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami sticks bring the total number to 31, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Two more states have reported cases, increasing the number of affected states to 10. There have […]
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Spinach – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 Ten people in seven states have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to baby spinach, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The agency said people should not eat, sell or serve Josie’s Organics prepackaged baby spinach that has a […]
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) While deaths from sepsis have dropped in the United States since 2000, older Americans remain particularly susceptible to the life-threatening bacterial infection, new government data shows. Sepsis strikes roughly 2 million people each year and is the cause […]
Measles Outbreak Threat After Missed Shots During Pandemic – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 11 The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday. They said that 3 million fewer […]
Measles Outbreak Threat After Missed Shots During Pandemic – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 11 The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday. They said that 3 million fewer […]
We’ve Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins. Sound familiar? As the […]